To meet the definition of continuing education for psychologists, CE Sessions must:

• Be relevant to psychological practice, education and science
• Enable psychologists to keep pace with the most current scientific evidence regarding assessment, intervention, and education as well as important legal, statutory, or regulatory issues
• Allow psychologists to maintain, develop, and increase competencies in order to improve services to the public and enhance contributions to the profession.

CE builds upon a completed doctoral degree in psychology. CE sessions do not take the place of graduate level training and coursework.

If your session meets the definition of CE for psychologists, is CE-appropriate content, and you would like to be considered, select “Yes” on the Consideration for CE Credit question in the proposal submission platform.

In addition to submitting your session materials, you will need to provide the following information about your session for consideration for CE credit. 

All CE application questions must be completed for your session to be considered for CE credit. Incomplete submissions will be automatically rejected.

Abstract

Describe the general theoretical and/or empirically-based content to be covered in this session. CE programs must be grounded in an evidence-based approach. You can show that your program is credible by citing current (within the past 10 years), relevant peer-reviewed studies and, where appropriate, well-established research or theory in the field. It is up to you to give clear, convincing evidence that your program counts as continuing education for psychologists, in that it improves service to the public and enhances contributions to the profession. The further your topic is from core disciplinary knowledge, the more you need to explain, with evidence, how it meets this definition. A session must be supported by appropriate evidence to qualify for CE; being interesting or timely alone is not sufficient. 

Learning Objective

Learning objectives are statements that clearly describe what the learner will know or be able to do as a result of having attended the program. Learning objectives should contain action verbs that describe measurable behaviors. The learning objectives should be appropriate in breadth for a one-hour session and sufficient in depth for the postdoctoral psychologist.

Verbs to consider when writing learning objectives: list, describe, recite, write, identify, compute, discuss, explain, predict, apply, demonstrate, prepare, use, analyze, design, select, utilize, compile, create, plan, revise, assess, compare, rate, critique 

Verbs to avoid when writing learning objectives: know, understand, learn, appreciate, become aware of, become familiar with.

"Based on the content of this session, participants will be able to:" is assumed as the leading phrase.

Reference List 

Provide at least three complete references, formatted in APA style, that support the session’s content and show that it meets the definition of continuing education for psychologists. References must be published within the last 10 years and align with the session’s learning objectives. Because CE programs must be grounded in an evidence-based approach, references should include peer-reviewed scientific literature. CE programs may also provide information related to ethical, legal, statutory or regulatory policies, guidelines, and standards that impact psychology, and those should be cited.

Instructor Qualifications

Although it is not required that instructors be psychologists, they must have expertise and be competent in the areas in which they teach. Expertise might be demonstrated by some combination of the following: relevant educational experience, such as holding a doctoral degree in psychology, years of clinical experience, publications and/or prior teaching experience in areas relevant to the content being taught. Each presenter listed on the proposal must provide the following information or enter N/A: 

• Current Employment Title
• Number of Years in Current Position
• Education Background
• Professional Licensure Status
• Teaching Experience
• Previous Professional Positions. 

Full Disclosure and Ethical Considerations 

The Presenter must make attendees aware of (verbally or in writing) the accuracy and utility of the materials presented, the resources on which the presentation is based, the limitations of the content, and the severe as well as the most common risks (if applicable). In addition, Presenters must clearly describe any commercial support they received for the CE session at the beginning of the session. Any relationships that could be reasonably construed as a conflict of interest must be disclosed. The Presenter must also demonstrate that your teaching activities will be conducted in a manner consistent with the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists.